Boston Thrashers
WARGASM ‘Play Around’ Again To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Classic Debut Album Why Play Around?
Headbangers Blog reports:
In Boston in the late ’80s, whenever a big thrash band like
SLAYER, OVERKILL or
TESTAMENT played The Channel or The Paradise, local favorites
WARGASM would almost always open the show — and fans would usually show up early enough to catch their set. Indeed, Wargasm are one of the great unsung heroes of the East Coast thrash scene along with Maryland’s Tension, Virginia Beach’s At War and maybe New Jersey’s Whiplash.
Wargasm’s 1998 album Why Play Around? was ugly, aggressive and catchy as hell, filled with bludgeoning rhythms, crunchy mid-section riffs and classic chant-along vocals like “He wound up/ knee-deep/ knee-deep in blood” ('Revenge'). Alas, the band broke up after its 1995 EP Fireball and only reunited in 2004 for a single benefit show.
However, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the release of Why Play Around? Wargasm will get back together to play one more gig on September 13 at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The performance will be recorded for the future live album Why Play Alive!
Click
here to purchase tickets, read a new Wargasm Q&A on TartanDesire.com and check out a new promotional video.
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